Swedish lawmakers visit Armenian Genocide memorial May 17, 2018 - 10:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Swedish delegation headed by the Deputy Parliament Speaker Björn Söder, accompanied by the latter's Armenian counterpart Eduard Sharmazanov, visited Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex in Yerevan. The members of the delegation put flowers at monument and the eternal fire and honored in silence the memory of the Holy Martyrs. They also visited the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute and learned more about the exhibits. At the end of the tour, the guests left a note in the Book of Memories. On April 24, Armenians worldwide commemorated the 103rd anniversary of the Genocide which began in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 and continued until 1923. Some three dozen countries, hundreds of local government bodies and international organizations have so far recognized the killings of 1.5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as Genocide. Turkey denies to this day.   Top stories The construction of a ropeway connecting the cities of Stepanakert and Shushi in Artsakh are set to begin in the near future. A group of Washington, DC lawyers decided last week to sue the Turkish government, two Turkish-Americans and three Turkish Canadians. A budget of one billion rials (some $24,000) has been allocated to the projects that include flooring and strengthening as well. The son of Armenian immigrants, Deukmejian had years of public office on his resumé before winning election as governor   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Islamic State attempts to break out of southwest Daraa  The Islamic State group (IS) launched a big attack against the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in southwestern Dara’a.VivaCell-MTS announces Honor View 10 preorders The device has 20MP and 16MP twin rear-facing cameras, AI processor, face recognition feature, as well as 6 GB of RAM.UK probing Russian pranksters' phone call as Armenia PM In the 18-minute call, Johnson discussed relations with Russia, the Iran nuclear deal and the Syrian war, according to audio of the call.London's Bonhams to action off Armenian artist's self-portrait Self-portrait with muse" by Edmond Zakaryan will be on display at London's Bonhams New Bond Street Galleries |
